O'Dell v. Allison

United States District Court, E.D. California

January 26, 2015

DEVONNE O'DELL, Plaintiff,v.KATHLEEN ALLISON et al., Defendants.

ORDER (1) GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S SECOND MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT (ECF No. 26), (2) VACATING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISMISS ACTION FOR FAILURE TO OBEY COURT ORDER AND FAILURE TO PROSECUTE (ECF No. 25), (3) DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (ECF No. 23), AND (4) REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE A NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE FOR NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS

NINETY-DAY DEADLINE FOR AMENDED COMPLAINT

CLERK TO MAIL PLAINTIFF A NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM AT HIS
ADDRESS OF RECORD

CLERK TO FAX COPY OF THIS ORDER AND NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM TO LITIGATION COORDINATOR AT HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON

MICHAEL J. SENG, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 30, 2014, Plaintiff's complaint was dismissed for failure to state a claim, but he was given leave to file a first amended complaint within thirty days. (ECF No. 19.) Plaintiff sought and received a thirty day extension of time in which to file his amended pleading. (ECF Nos. 20 & 22.) The extended deadline passed without Plaintiff either filing an amended pleading or seeking an extension of time to do so.

On December 30, 2014, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause, within fourteen days, why his case should not be dismissed for failure to obey a court order and failure to prosecute. (ECF No. 23.) Plaintiff did not respond to the Court's order to show cause.

On January 21, 2015, the undersigned issued findings and a recommendation to dismiss the action based on Plaintiff's failure to obey a court order and failure to prosecute. (ECF No. 25.)

On January 23, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion to extend time to file an amended complaint (ECF No. 26) on the grounds that he had moved to a different institution on November 25, 2014, and not received his legal materials.

I. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Local Rule 183(b) requires a party proceeding pro se to keep the Court apprised of his current address: "If mail directed to a plaintiff in propria persona by the Clerk is returned by the U.S. Postal service, and if such plaintiff fails to notify the Court and opposing parties within sixty-three (63) days thereafter of a current address, the Court may dismiss the action without prejudice for failure to prosecute."

Plaintiff was advised of this requirement when this was action was initiated. (ECF No. 3.) However, he failed to submit a Notice of Change of Address form to the Court, despite his apparent move to a different institution more than sixty days ago. Although his mail has not been returned to the Court, it continues to be sent to Salinas Valley State Prison, rather than High Desert State Prison where Plaintiff apparently is now housed.

Accordingly, the Court will order Plaintiff to file a Notice of Change of Address form within thirty days of the date of service of this order. The Court will direct the Clerk to mail Plaintiff a Notice of Change of Address form at his address of record, and to fax a copy of this order and a Notice of ...

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